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Conference Brochure - DONA Members will be receiving their brochure in the mail soon!
Download the complete Conference Brochure which includes a Registration Form! You can also register on the DONA Boutique.
Correction to conference brochure: Parking at the Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre Hotel is not complimentary for conference registrants.
We are excited to host the 14th Annual DONA International Conference in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. We have worked hard to design an invigorating and dynamic program that will help each participant return home energized to support birthing and postpartum families.
Everyone is invited: birth doulas, postpartum doulas, childbirth educators, nurses, midwives, doctors, massage therapists, lactation consultants, parent educators, social workers, and all others with an interest birthing and postpartum families.
At this conference we offer you the opportunity to learn from and mingle with many distinguished speakers and authors. You can learn new skills, network with new and experienced doulas and other professionals, renew old friendships and make new ones. Last but not least…..our conferences are FUN!
Since you give to others all year, give yourself the treat that you deserve. Meet us in Vancouver!
CHANGE IN PROGRAM
The pre-conference program Newborn Behavior Observation has been changed to Boundary Skills for Doulas. The fees for this workshop are: Group A $95; Group B $80; Group C $70. Click here to find out more information about the program.
CONFERENCE INFORMATION
Conference fees will stay the same as last year, but have been adapted this year according to the International Fee Group Index for country of origin. Early registration (by June 5 at 5 pm EST) fees are: Group A $275; Group B $230; Group C $185. Non-Members: $375. After 5 pm (EST) June 5 fees are: Group A Members $325 and Non-Members $425.
To receive the early registration discount, the completed registration form and fee must be postmarked no later than June 5, 2008 by 5 pm EST.
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HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS
The conference will be held at the Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre. Located in the heart of downtown Vancouver, the hotel is next to the city's best restaurants, shopping districts and the famous Vancouver sea-wall and beaches. Guestroom windows open to sea breezes and breathtaking city, mountain and ocean views. Granville Island, trendy Yaletown, historic Gastown, multicultural Chinatown and fashionable Robson Street are all within walking distance. The hotel offers a 10,000 square foot health club, business centre, daily newspaper delivery, high speed Internet access, even a Starbucks. The road to Vancouver may be long for some of us, but we can recover in the Vida Wellness Spa with some well deserved massage therapy.
There is convenient parking available at the Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre for daily price of $23 self-parking, $26 valet parking (CAD).
Click here to visit the Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre web site.
INFORMATION FOR LAMAZE WORKSHOP
Click here to download information regarding the Lamaze Workshop that will be held in conjunction with the conference.
VOLUNTEERS INVITED
Conference volunteers assist DONA International to present a high-quality, well-organized conference. Volunteers will not miss sessions or meals. Place a check mark on the volunteer line on the registration form and our Volunteer Chair will contact you after your form is processed, a few weeks after it is received. Your help and support will be greatly appreciated.
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CONTINUING EDUCATION
Application has been made for contact hours/continuing education credits for the core conference to the Indiana State Nurses Association, which is accredited as an approver of continuing education in nursing by the American Nurses' Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. This conference qualifies as a formal continuing education for recertification with DONA International.
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CONFERENCE ARCHIVES
Conference Tapes and CDs from past events are now available!
The 10th through 13th Annual DONA International Conferences Tapes and CDs can be purchased online.
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